Balıkesir Province · Turkey
Bandırma travel guide
Bandırma is a city in Balıkesir Province, Turkey, home to about 154,000 people.
- Best months
- April to June and September
- Nearest airport
- BZI82 km · Balıkesir Airport
- Currency
- TRYTurkish lira
- Time zone
- Europe/Istanbul
- Language
- Turkish
About
About Bandırma
Bandırma has a short sea crossing from Istanbul and a low coastline, easy to traverse by road, so it's long been a transit hub. It was founded around the 9th century BC and has been held by the Persians, the Byzantine Romans and the Ottomans, but almost nothing remains of all that. The town was wrecked in the fighting between Greece and Turkey that followed the First World War, so its buildings are modern, though some are in retro-Ottoman style. The closing shots of that conflict rang out here, then an Armistice was signed at Mudanya, followed by the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne.
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Things to do
What to see and do in Bandırma
See
- North breakwater
- Archaeology Museum
- Haydar Çavuş Mosque
- Galleri Engin Sanatevi
- Bird Paradise National Park
- Dascylium
- Last Bullet Monument
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When to go
The best time to visit Bandırma
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bandırma are April to June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 99 mm of rain.
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
Getting there
Getting to Bandırma: airports and arrival
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Balıkesir Airport (BZI), about 82 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ, 87 km) and İstanbul Airport (IST, 121 km) are also within reach.
Getting in
There's no airport nearby. International travellers can fly into Istanbul then take the bus or ferry. İDO ferries sail daily from Istanbul Kadıköy (Asia-side) and Yenikapı (Europe-side, near Sultanahmet) and take 2 hr 30 min, for a single fare of 150 TL. BUDO ferries don't sail this route, but ply from Istanbul to Mudanya near Bursa. Marmara RoRo sail twice a day from Tekirdağ Ceyport on the far mainland coast. A daily train runs from Izmir Basmane, taking almost six hours via Manisa and Balıkesir.
Getting around
A swarm of buses, dolmuşes and taxis run between the main bus station, downtown and the ferry port.
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BZI · Balıkesir Airport
TEQ · Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport
IST · İstanbul Airport
Local knowledge
Eating, drinking and staying safe in Bandırma
Eat
Near the port are Hayyam, Cennet, Karlahan, Riva and İnegöl. They're usually open daily to 21:00.
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Questions
Bandırma: questions travellers ask
When is the best time to visit Bandırma?
The most comfortable months for a city stay in Bandırma are April to June and September. August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30 °C; December is the wettest, with about 99 mm of rain.
Which airport is closest to Bandırma?
The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Balıkesir Airport (BZI), about 82 km from the city centre in a straight line; Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport (TEQ, 87 km) and İstanbul Airport (IST, 121 km) are also within reach.
What currency is used in Bandırma?
Turkish lira (TRY).
Nearby
Destinations near Bandırma
Sources: city facts from Wikidata and Wikipedia; airports from OurAirports; climate from CRU TS v4.10 (University of East Anglia Climatic Research Unit), 1991–2020 monthly means, 0.5° grid; places to stay, guest scores and amenities from each operator's own public pages. How this guide is made.